Alkermes plc [ALKS] stock is trading at $27.93, up 3.44%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ALKS shares have gain 2.72% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.38%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Alkermes plc [NASDAQ: ALKS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 15, 2025, when Goldman initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $43. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Buy on June 17, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $42. On May 28, 2025, Needham initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $45 on the stock. RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and suggested a price target of $40 on March 13, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $38 on March 04, 2025. Deutsche Bank started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on February 11, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $40. In a note dated November 05, 2024, Stifel upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $25 to $36.
Alkermes plc [ALKS] stock has fluctuated between $25.56 and $36.45 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $42 within the next 12 months. Alkermes plc [NASDAQ: ALKS] shares were valued at $27.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 50.38% based on the average ALKS price forecast.
Analyzing the ALKS fundamentals
Alkermes plc [NASDAQ:ALKS] reported sales of 1.51B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -2.12%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.62% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.15, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.21. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.04.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 26.77 points at the first support level, and at 25.61 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 28.88, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 29.83.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Alkermes plc’s Current Ratio is 3.23. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.85, and the Cash Ratio is 1.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.06, the price to book ratio is 2.84 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.41.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Nichols Christian Todd, SVP, Chief Commercial Officer, that happened on Jun 09 ’25 when 3333.0 shares were sold. SVP, Chief Commercial Officer, Nichols Christian Todd completed a deal on Jun 10 ’25 to sell 3334.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Nichols Christian Todd bought 3334.0 shares on Jun 10 ’25.
